Refrigerator.



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'Ucfrs compran?, or CLEVELAND,

` Tb aZZ whom t vlaag/,comieron cf o". "Be itlm'own that I, mn 3S.GHADWIGK,

citizen of `thefUnitecl States, residing at Gleifeland,= in the "countyof Cuyahoga, and Stteof Ohio, have invented e certain 'new wijd usefulImprovement in Refrigerators, ofwhich the following is e full, clear,and exact description, reference being-hed to the `:i chompfem-yingdrawings. 10 This invention relates to refrigerators or ice boxes endparticularly to refrigeritors'v` .ofthe .type `:ind size commonly'nseclin binnes for the preservation. of? erisliable "food =stuifsfalthough'e numbero features of my im'fentimr nreequallyWelladapted, for use Q imoonnection With refrigerators of the largerrdf'stationery type. ItY is importent,V in de* v' es of'l this4elmirecter',V that therefbe no crevieespor corners present in whichnetter liieyfccumulate and,`if permitted toi in, resyiltn the generetionof impurand germs: vThe principal feature of 4my `is 'toi-provide econstruction oi n ro ei for' 'or freebox1 whereby thefollow ling'gbjectsare alttfuncdj: sanitation, effective i isolation, `:ind economy of.time in end eese off as sexnbling, `end cleenin'gf 1 .Furtherrnoie myiniientionprovides n refrigerator Vwhich is neet-fendnttructive ineppeztrgince, of sul?! 4tiintizil construction and cheap ofprocluetion.- v ,4 @generally spesi-king, my invention n1' ny be"defined `estngrisisting of the various combinaitions pielementsset'fortii Vin theclziiins` ffannexelhheretqjand illustratori in the ab#e. cornpanying drawings ormingn pnrtjhereof JWherein Figure 1 's e,perspectivepf `there- ;lfrigerntor of my invention; Fig 2 ijs e simi larrient, thejpfronft of the refrigerator being' j olpenfligl ,3 is 'tiVertical 'sectional vfie'wf of th l" eter; nlfgs; sind 5 are@ central on`andI e front elevation, re-

e lrtc'li Afor, the rfrontgnf the ;'b certain parte of Fig'. 4 being i.45 shoWnn-i e eyjetlorfv, F shows in peru f he member-so en. separable;hinge n el yin,. eonnect-loin with the Vremovable orf i"the iront ofI myinfrigerntor; ,4"

tis. ey'ertie-frl :sectional `detail of fr portionH the dreinilndtifxpen ele nEFmennrm ape,

omo,` eloonrone'rfronf or: om

designate corresponding "parte 'throughout the several 'views-of thedriwingrf The 'refrigerator comprises` generally a c-ihnet'Avlrioh issupported upon the legs B and which is proifided with the doors C,Dye-nd E. l 'llredoor'C issupportedgiby the hinges c from the'ront vedgeof one of the side Wells of the cabinetzuid swings against one side ofthe jamb F. in like -rnnnner the doors D and E are suppite by hinges dand e, respectively, front edge of the-opposite sidewall ofthe cabinet`und swing against 4the opposite side of theujmnh- F. Between the doers Dand E there is :L horizontul sill G, having one of its endssecuredrigidly lto the jnmb F, and. the other enclswnng from the forward edgeot' theside Wall ofthe cabinet by means of a hinge H, which I preferitolnekfe separable, oneof such hingesbeing'shown in detailc in Fig. 6.Thesill G andthe jar-mb F comprise n T-shapod freine which ishinged tothe cabinet A in the. nia-nner ju'st'nentioned end locked inplace by thelatches I fwhich confrom and riveted to :i plete This plate is secnrelto the; front eclgeo the cabinet wel] by 1 suitable screws .ist plii'verrait oceipies n rear surface ofy the end of lthe erin opposite `thehandle lThis plunger-is adapted to register with depressions Fi formedthe farce of the pluto y''ztncl.hold tl1e-n`iin in either its lockedonnnlockcd position end, when intern'led-iate of the .depressions i, theplunger rides upon the' surfneeof the plete. 7 isI sec ured the-adjMeent end 'jerting" portion n the Terni-Since, oil

i adem d tooccnpy erecess concentric l, shown in detail in Figs 4 and aStud QI" projecting A, spring-pressed recess i formed 1n the ttherewith, but' the cooperating edge of the projection i? is somewhatspiral with respect 1 to the fulcrum of the armand forms a cani wherebthe jamb is drawn toward the wallv when .t e arm is swung into lockedposition.

. It will be noticed, from Fig. 4,' that these also accomplished by t eengagement ofthe r edges are inclined 'and interlock when in engag'ement. A cammin or wedging action is fronts-of tfe projection 1I,whichis inclined from neer itscenterl toward one end' thereof, andtheadj acentf straight' wall of the notch The action of the camthusprovided is at right angles. tol the action: of the ire- .viouslyleseribed cam, and joint] they ekect4 'Qa very' secure' "binding vandloc (ing of the parts together. A correct positioning of ithe parts' lisassured by thecoperation of the overbrenging edge of the latch. plate i'with the note 1 formed in the adjacent edge of the plate i2. AA lug iprojects rearwardly `from the handle i to near the surface of the jambF, and prevents the operation of the latch I, when the doors of therefrigerator are closed, by its engagen'ient with the projecting edgesof the doors.- `In this manner the latches I-arecrlrcd at the salue timethat the latches of', d". and e" are in locked condition.- 'i y Thehinge, H,lheretofore referred to, comprises the-member' Il, which issecured by' screws to the end of 'the sill G, and the member h which issecured in a like manner to be received by the socket provided by thevber h.

- Fromv the construction thus fardescrlbed the front edge-of the sidewall of the cabine't. The member h is provided with a substantiallycylindrical extension h2 from which depends a'hin'ge pintle ha'adaptedto 'hook h4 projecting from the end of the men-1- it will b e seen thatI provide a refrigerator, the entire front of which may be opened as4shown in Fig. 2 in the following manner:

' be swung upon its hinges to oplen By releasing the* latch o .the doorCfmay osition,

'and this will permit the latches e operated vand unlock the jam-b Ffrom the front edgisof the top 'and bottom walls of the cabinet.-Thereafter, the entire section com- ;.p)'1 jsin thejamb F, the sill G,and the doors A -an el-, e, ,and H, it being understood that the pintlesof all of these hinges are in axial 5,5 4

E,'may be swung upon the hinges alinement." l

Supported from 'the rear of the Tshaped frame which. is formed by theljamlo F and g th'e'sillI is the ice receptacle J. 'This ice rectangularin 'lan and which is surrounded by; avlertical'- ange Y The frontportion of the fiange 7" xs-fles -andjsad flange'has-secured 'to itsside and" rear portions the sideand rear wallsA y" and lj,respectivelyjfefthe ice receptacle, .-"llhese,

-- through the flange roam upon the lower end of t ejpipe K'ijsa's'hell'walls are preferabl formed vfrom a single piece of: corrugatec metal, asshown most clearly in Fig. 2. A brace j, which is secured to the jambF,is provided for that sidelwall j which is farthest removed from th'ejar'nb', to strengthen said Wall and-mainjl The forward tain it.1nproper position. ed'ge of the op osite side wall je is secured to therear of t eljalnb F by nailsor screws which pass through the flangeextendin A small angle bnr j has one of its ila 75 vinwardly from the'-front-edge of said Wulff-im fastened to the upper edge of this wall,or'" a purpose which will be mentioned hereinafter. The bottom ofthedrip pan j'is in-` clined from the bottom edge of the vertical flange 7"toward the drain opening j, which is located at the transverse center ofthe rear portion of saidbottom. An opening j occupies the central'portion of the botf' tom of the ice reptacle and is surrounded by anupwardly projecting flange. The ice is, supported-upon a removablemet-al platform 7'1" vaslight-ldistance above the bottom of the icereceptal'e'g. I

A drain pipe K is La the bottoni' of the drip pan that portion of thebottom of 'the an suring the drain o ening j". crewed by 'fr 'ts whichpass. f ofithfe pipejand through k which has its :front cut away,"forcleanL ving purposes. The lower edge of'theshell k issubstsuitially'seniivcircular in outline4 and is adapted to rest uponthe upper edge of the cup Z of the trap L, and a segmental flange Zf,which projects upwardly from the top of the cup Z, embraces the lower edenf lthe shell 25.. Projecting from the side o they;

1051 Threaded within a boss which 'projects upwardly from cup Z oppositethe flange l is a, fin Z2 which has an upwardly incline face.

the bottom of 'the cup l, is the end of "n nipple Z3. This nipplelextends througlrtheg vbottom wall of the-cabinet A and receives a nut l"on its lower threaded end by which' the cup Zv is securely 'clamped inlace through .jthe` intervention of thepjnipp effl,

washers Z5 being interposed between the i faces of the cup and'nutandthe' adjd'cfnt surfaces of the cabinet wall.v vThe trap isilcompletedby a cap l whichrests upon the bottom ofithe cup Z 'and whichis provided with notches Z7 about its lower edge :throu'gif which thewater from the' drain ma pass. The tops of these notches are belowe tppof the nipple' whereby. the` drain is, sealed` a 'einst the admissionlof. aire' It wil be 'seen upon referring to' and 3, that the drain pipeKand the she 1 k' form an effective sup ort or leg for the rear 12owater@ of the ice receptacle l whenthe'refrigerator f yis' closed;l Tn!the closing of that' part ofthe front which supports" the icereceptacle, the Y lower rear edge of th'eshell rides -upcnftheturned'over and under @einen hangs down aloni inclined upper faceof the1in l which projectsfrom the trap cup Zand elevates slightly therear ofthe ice receptacle to its normal position, from which position it drops`slightly lwhen the refrigerator is open,

Space the plate Mfrom said:v wall when the refrigerator Iis closed,thereby retaining the plate tin-position.' When it is desired to cl'an'thev4 refrigerator, the door -G `ma be opened, the shelves N"withdrawn,the Jamb 'Fuiiiatchech and" the lfront of theY cabinetl opened inthemanne'r` previoiislyl described (see :2J1 ,i The plate 'M may then befrom the bottom of the ice ,receptacle and `the space betweenV theoughly cleaned, or, if desired, the plate may be removed altogetherbyysiinply.` swinging itiout a sufficient distanee'fto' peimit lits" uper edge to be disengaged fi'oln the ang e i bai' j, and unhooking of'the parts being necessary sincelateral shifting of the plate M upon theangle bar is prevented b the v angey of the angle bar. To expedite amore thordownturned rear end of the horizontal ough. cleaning andsunningof the parts of therefrigerator, the doors D and E may be u nlatchedfrom the jamb F, and the jamb F, sill G," and ieereceptacle removed bydisconnecting the hinge H.

l The interior of the cabinet A'isprovided v With a metallic shell orliner 40, Whichis preferably 'enameled'. ,Y

Ribs42 are pressed outwardly from that side wall of the shell. which isfarthest removed from 'the iceyreceptaele (see Fig. 3)

and these ribs arelocated opposite thel ribs 'nt on the plate Mfiiindsupport the ends of the shelvesl N opposite thosesupported upon ther-ibsm.' It will be noticed also that the corners of the'shell or liner aremade rounding to 'further `the feature of sanitation.

"While lI prefer to construct the front of my refrigerator as shownparticularly in Figs# 1` and-2, I wish it to be understood that1 1without'departing from the spirit of my in- `,\fention, I may employ inplace of the T- shaped frame whichconsists of the jamb F and Vsill G,a=rectangular frame Q, such'as shown in Fig. 8, to which the doors D andE may be hinged and from Vthe rear side ofivhieh the ice receptacle maybe supported, the frame Q being swung from the frontl 'ivall ofythereceptacle thori the T-shaped edge of the side Wall lof the cabinet AbyA`4 separable hinges -H and adapted 4to be locked in closed positionby the latches I. Furtheri more, ii" it'should be found desirable, I mayhinge the frame Q at the top or bottom and apply the looks I at theopposite end Vand side thereof, and, although I haveishown in mydrawings, a refrigerator having three doors, I do not wish to confinemyself' tol Ithis as any desired number of doors may be, employed. jHaving thusdescribed my invention, what Iclaimisi, L Y.

`1. In adevi-ce of thecharacter set f orth, the combination with acabinet having an open side, of a T-shaped frame whichis` arranged tooccupy a portion of the open side of the cabinet, that memberof theframe which corresponds to the cross of the T having its opposed endsdetachablycon-V .nected to the opposite edges o f-the 'open side of thecabinet, and the endo-f the memberwhich eorrespondstoithe stem ofthe T4havingl its end' removably hinged to another 'edge of saido en side,addon-that ishinged to lthe edge o therabinet oppositettlue` lastmentioned edge'a'nd `bfavingf a portionj for coperation with thefiirs't'mentioned guerri-` berof the T-shapedframe; 'and doors hinged to' thatedge. of; =th e" cabinet It'owhich "the menfra-me is "hinged, thehing sof t`1oned, doors and `the hinges,v .Y l belngf-inaxi l al'ine'nieiit,`s'aidnjflastinen tioned dooifs having portionsfvvhich'.engage iortionsoffb'oth members of the T-shaped ame.

2. In a devlce of the character set iforth, the combination with acabinet having an open side, of a T-.shaped frame 'which is arranged tooccupy a portion of the open side of the cabinet, thatdnember of the,frame which corresponds to the cross ofthe VT` having its opposedendsdetachably connected to the opposite edges ofv the open'A side ofthe cabinet, and the member which corresponds I to the stem of the T-havingits end i'cni'ovably hinged to another edge of said open side,avdoor that is hinged to the edge of the cabinet yopposite the lastmentioned edgeand having a portion for coperation withthe firstmentioned member of thc 'Tsliaped frame, doors hinged to that4 edge ofthe cabinet to which the rameis hinged, the"` hinges of the lastmentioned doors and the hinge of the frame being in4 axial alinement,

said last mentioned doors'h'aving portions which engage. iPortions ofboth `rnembersof rame, and latchejsfor secur. ingthe edges of the doorsto' adjacentpor- .tions of the frame.

Inl'a .device of the characterseti forth,

the combination. witha cabinet having aufI l open side, of a framehinged `to, the open side ofV the cabinet, a receptacle carried Vby theviframe, and. a member withinl the cabinetsagged below such position.

having an inclined portion that is arranged to be traversed by a partofthe receptacle while the frame is being swung tol normal position,thereby to elevate said receptacle to normal position should the -samehave supporting the same from the cabinet, a door Ipivoted to thecabinet at the opposite side of the jamb from the first mentioned doorand having an edge over-hanging the jalnb, and a latch for the jambinterposed between the overhanging edges of the doors, the operation ofsaid latch being prevented' by one of the doors when said door isclosed.

5.V In a device of the Vcharacter set forth, the combination of acabinet having an opening, a .jamb extending there` cross, doors onopposite sides of said jan1b,.`means pivotally supporting the jamblfrom' the cabinet, and a lateh for said jamb arranged so asv to'beblocked by one of said doors when-said' door -is closed.

v6. In a refrigerator, the combination of a cabinet, a closure therefor,a nieiallie lining for theeabinet having shelf seats projecting from oneof itsside walls, receptacle sup'- ported within one side of thecabinet, a plate swngably connected to the upper end of Said receptacleso that the same'xnay be swung outward therefrom, said plate havingshelf seats and being opposed to the aforesaid Wall of theliner, andshelves supported by the seats of the Wall andplate and aeting to holdsaid plate .against the' side of for said eabnet, one wall whereof ispfrovided with a shelf seat,-a'recepta ole within.

the eabinet, a plate the upper edge .whereof interlocks 'with the upperedge of one ofthe.. side Walls of the receptacle 1n such manner as torequire said plate to be swung awayI V from said Wall before the samemay -be disv engaged from the upper edge thereof, said plate having ashelf seat and being opposed to the aforesaid wall of the' liner, and ashelf that is adapted to rest upon said shelf seats and retain the platein normal. position.

8. In a refrigerator, the combination of a cabinet, a closure vfor oneside thereof, a ren ceptaele removably `supported Within the.

cabinet, a plate the upper edge whereof interlocks with thecorresponding edge of one of the sde Walls of the reeeptaolein suchmanner v4as to require said plate to be'swung away from Asaid wallbefore the same may be disengaged from the .upper edge thereof,

'said plate having a shelf seat, a liner fOrtheeabinet having a vwall-thatis opposed 'to the aforesaid plate, 'said Wall being provided-Wi'th a shelf seat, and a shelf that is adapted to 'rest upon said seatsand retain the.plate .A

i'niormal position.

i 1n testimon whereof, hereuntofaliat lsignature in t e presence oftwofwitnesses.

Witnesses BRENNAN B. WEST, HUGH B. MCGILL.

